Among the reasons Greenville County voters rejected a one-cent local option sales tax proposal is a lack of understanding of how far behind county is on road maintenance, according to County Council Chairman Benton Blount.
Blount, who represents District 19, also cited lingering distrust that county government can deliver on its promises.
“We have to do a better job of informing the public,” Blount said. “When I came onto council my goal was to reestablish that trust, and I knew that wasn’t going to be something that happened overnight.”…